N.B.: (1) Cocibolca is the
local name for Lake Nicaragua, also known as Lake Granada, meaning in Nahuatl, “the
sweet sea” (el mar dulce) where the “sweet” denotes fresh water
as opposed to salt. (2) The Mirror-Bearer is the Mayan factotum that
carried a mirror for the Prince or King to gaze into. Often a dwarf
or a small carved figure, as here:

Mirrors, of metal, ore, polished obsidian and such are a distinctive
and transcultural artifact of Meso-American cultures. Though
probably used at times for cosmetics, the principal use for mirrors
was religious and spiritual and was shared by many of the tribes in
the area, including both Aztecs and Mayas, from Mexico in the North
to Guatemala and further south where Maya also reached. The mirror
was considered a channel to a spiritual realm that could not
otherwise be seen, and perhaps also with properties of an amulet.
Warriors, for example, wore mirrors on the small of the back.
Mirrors were also identified with water and with the sun. In many
carvings eyes are inset mirrors as are pools of water. A rare
surviving wood carving of a Mayan Mirror-Bearer is available here: